==== Cyber Security Technical Professional (integrated degree) ====

Employers must provide the opportunity for the apprentice to demonstrate these competencies prior to entering end point assessment. 

=== Competencies Checklist ===

^Technical Competencies^
|1: N/A|
|2: Design, build, configure, optimise, test and troubleshoot simple and complex networks|
|3: Apply statistical techniques to large data sets. Identify vulnerabilities in big data architectures and deployment|
|4: Build test and debug a digital system to a specification|
|5: Configure an Operating System in accordance with security policy. Identify threats and features|
|6: Write, test, debug programs in high- and low-level languages and scripts|
|7: Design, implement and analyse algorithms|
|8: Construct software to interact with the real world and analyse for security exploits|
|9: Analyse malware & identify its mechanisms|
|10: Apply secure programming principles and design patterns to address security issues|
|11: Apply system engineering and software development methodologies and models|
|12: Discover, identify and analyse threats, attack techniques, vulnerabilities and mitigations|
|13: Assess culture & individual responsibilities|
|14: Undertake ethical system reconnaissance and intelligence analysis|
|15: Undertake risk modelling, analysis and trades|
|16: Undertake risk assessment to an external standard
|17: Apply a management system and develop an information security management plan|
|18: Configure and use security technology components and key management|
|19: Design & evaluate a system to a security case|
|20: Architect, analyse & justify a secure system|
|21: Develop an assurance strategy|
|22: Security monitoring, analysis and intrusion detection. Recognise anomalies & behaviours|
|23: Manage intrusion response, including with 3rd parties|
|24: N/A|
|25: Organise testing & investigation work in accordance with legal & ethical requirements|
|26: Develop & apply information security policy to implement legal or regulatory requirements|
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|Note: N/A indicates there is not a corresponding competency for a taught knowledge component|